Man planned to kill movie-goers in Missouri

I'm sure a few of you will be supremely disappointed. I was at a theater, in Missouri, just a few hours before this guy planned to shoot up a theater in my state. Of course, I wasn't watching Breaking Dawn, so even if the theater he targeted was the one I was at, I still would have survived.

Abit of a misleading title don't you think? You didn't come anywhere near dying! Pfft, i can see why it would be a slightly worrying situation though, knowing someone wanted to go shooting up theaters in your area:S

Originally Posted by Tony Stark

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Crying for attention much by insisting people would be disappointed that you weren't killed?

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i have no clue who you are, so you mean nothing to me dead or alive tbh.

But im very much against the weapon policy most of your country stands for.
The more guns there is in a country the more people get killed by people with guns, this is a fact not an opinion.
So more guns do not at any point at all make people more safe or a country less voilent. The only way you americans will lessen the amount of people beeing shot is by have stricter weapon laws, again Fact not opinion.

What a self important load of bullshit. It shouldn't surprise me that people take these things and try to make them political, bit it still makes me a little sick to my stomach when it happens. I would dislike you, far, far... FAR more for this post assuming that anyone would wish ill upon you for disagreeing with you or makng a potential tragedy into some political talking point. I hope that 1. this wasn't serious and was some tongue in cheek shot at people here, and 2. you get banned for it anyway.

Also, untrained civilians firing weapons in a crowded, chaotic theatre is definitely going to make that situation better...

I'm sure a few of you will be supremely disappointed. I was at a theater, in Missouri, just a few hours before this guy planned to shoot up a theater in my state. Of course, I wasn't watching Breaking Dawn, so even if the theater he targeted was the one I was at, I still would have survived.

Oddly enough, just hours before this man was arrested, I had the strangest feeling that someone might try to pull a Dark Knight and gun us all down. However, unlike the naive liberal children calling for guns to be banned, I was hoping that at least one (preferably more than one) person in the theater was concealed carrying and could stop such a mad-man.

How many of you liberals are secretly hoping to find your good and dear friend, Swazi Spring, among the victims of this massacre?

Thats just a Dumb fucking idea.
shooting at somoene in the dark of a theater not knowing who or what is behind them is pure John Wayne, Dirty Harry, Movie Crap and would just get more people killed.

Scenario,
Gunman walks into theater in the dark and starts shooting, Someone like you suggest starts shooting back not being able to see properly hitting more innocent bystanders, This leads to a third person loosing their cool and starts shooting at the other two. and because no one can see who is shooting at who the whole situation escalates.

Whilst I am glad that the person in question was caught before he could do anything, I do wish that the people who say that either they, or other people in the Cinema should shoot back would stop for a moment and realize what a monumentally dumb fucking idea that would be. Life is not a video game.

Not really the best OP implying liberals would be happy seeing you dead, but I'll leave it for now. Just don't turn this thread into political bashing.

O.T
Glad to see this was stopped before he could actually do it, I think (and I'm sure most would agree) that the best police work is done when they arrest someone who was planning a mass shooting, rather than stopping one in progress. This kind of thing always gives me more faith in the police force.

EDIT: Okay, now I see he was only caught because his mother caught him. But still, glad it happened prior to him shooting up the place.

I almost died today too. I crossed the street on a busy highway. If that one car decided to carry on and go through that red light, whew, I'd be dead. This happens nearly every day. I didn't ask for this lifestyle, I just keep my head up and carry on.

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i have no clue who you are, so you mean nothing to me dead or alive tbh.

The part about me dying was a joke. Thought it is somewhat disheartening that this happened in my state.

Originally Posted by Senjinone

But im very much against the weapon policy most of your country stands for.
The more guns there is in a country the more people get killed by people with guns, this is a fact not an opinion.
So more guns do not at any point at all make people more safe or a country less voilent. The only way you americans will lessen the amount of people beeing shot is by have stricter weapon laws, again Fact not opinion.

It's not what "my country stands for" it's what any rational human being stands for. Anyone who has done any research on the subject knows that you are wrong on every level. It's an undeniable fact that gun control results in higher violent crime rates, including homicide; not just in America, but in other countries as well. It's also an undeniable fact that respecting freedom results in less violent crime. Concealed carry has been hailed as a success in every single state.

The next time you decide to take away our freedom, do your research. In the mean time, stop posting about things you know absolutely nothing about.

The part about me dying was something of a joke. Thought it is somewhat disheartening that this happened in my state.

It's not what "my country stands for" it's what any rational human being stands for. Anyone who has done any research on the subject knows that you are wrong on every level. It's an undeniable fact that gun control results in higher violent crime rates, including homicide; not just in America, but in other countries as well. It's also an undeniable fact that respecting freedom results in less violent crime. Concealed carry has been hailed as a success in every single state.

The next time you decide to take away our freedom, do your research. In the mean time, stop posting about things you know absolutely nothing about.

No, a huge majority of the countries on this planet have much harder gun control then america, thats a fact.
America is among the top countries on the list of people getting killed in all sorts of shotings, thats a fact.
Look at any european country, ALL of them has less people getting killed in violent crimes then america has, this is also a fact.

Trying to connect freedom with the right to own 1264 guns is a silly thing, those 2 are not the same at all.
How free are you when you feel you need a gun to go to the movies?
Thats not freedom, thats Fear...

Concealed carry has been hailed as a success in every single state by the people that think this is a good idea.
Lots of people are against it and there is so much proof that this only results in more deahts.

The next time you decide to take away our freedom, do your research. In the mean time, stop posting about things you know absolutely nothing about.

Doctor treat thyself. Correlation != Causation. If you truly had done your research you would realize that crime going down is a highly complex thing and pegging it just on one thing is foolish on a good day.

Anyone who has done any research on the subject knows that you are wrong on every level.

You mean someone like Justice Stephen G. Breyer, of the Supreme Court? He wrote: “The upshot is a set of studies and counterstudies that, at most, could leave a judge uncertain about the proper policy conclusion.”

Of course that doesn't stop researchers from both sides of the debate to argue their points, and supporters such as yourself baselessly cheering them on.

No, a huge majority of the countries on this planet have much harder gun control then america, thats a fact.
America is among the top countries on the list of people getting killed in all sorts of shotings, thats a fact.
Look at any european country, ALL of them has less people getting killed in violent crimes then america has, this is also a fact.

Trying to connect freedom with the right to own 1264 guns is a silly thing, those 2 are not the same at all.
How free are you when you feel you need a gun to go to the movies?
Thats not freedom, thats Fear...

No, I don't feel afraid at the theaters or in general, however, I'd rather be prepared, should the need arise. Fear is being an idiot who wants to take away our freedom in the name of "security." You have such an irrational fear of guns that you want to hurt law-abiding citizens and empower criminals, just so you can have a false-sense of security.

Originally Posted by Senjinone

Concealed carry has been hailed as a success in every single state by the people that think this is a good idea.
Lots of people are against it and there is so much proof that this only results in more deahts.

Wrong. There is not a single statistic that shows concealed carry increases violent crime, all of the evidence shows that it lowers it. Even other countries have begun adopting concealed carry, after it has been hailed as a success in America; including European countries.